Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC)

Skillable’s solution supporting Microsoft Official Curriculum brings value and simplicity to product managers, Instructors and learners.

Skillable is an Authorized Lab Hoster for Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses.

Our hands-on virtual labs are used in Instructor-led classes around the world by authorized Microsoft Learning Partners. We are proud to be Microsoft’s largest lab partner.

The information below is meant to keep you informed on recently released and actively in development courses/labs.

MOC Table of Contents

Why Choose Skillable MOC

Skillable prides itself in offering the best quality products and user experience.

We strive to make it easier for product managers and operations employees to offer superior learning experiences to their customers and students compared to their competition. Highlights include:

  • Straight-forward LMS lab integrations with our Training Management System (TMS) as well as APIs and LTI standardizations – You can get up and running quickly.
  • Extremely Instructor-friendly tools and resources – You can make it easier for your Instructors to prepare and teach their classes. They are provided plenty of tools and Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) receive free access to our catalogue to stay up to date. Skillable MCTs are always advocating for the Instructor. Your Instructors will thank you (and who doesn’t want that?).
  • Improved learner/student experiences – Instructors and learners say our labs “just work.” Your learners want to learn, not frustratingly wait for latency-ridden or crashing lab environments. We have five data centers around the world to support an optimal hands-on learning experience and if issues do arise, we have 24/7/365 technical support. 
 

How to Buy MOC Courseware

  1. EXISTING SKILLABLE CUSTOMERS
    • Purchase through your Account Executive or through the TMS.
  2. NEW CUSTOMERS
    • Now through July 1, MOC courseware can be purchased on the third-party Courseware Marketplace, (account required).
    • The fastest way to see all Skillable content is to log in, click “Catalog” in the menu bar, then in the “All Lab Hosters” drop down select “Skillable.” Our offerings will be listed.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

On July 1, 2023, Microsoft will retire their Courseware Marketplace and Microsoft Learning Partners will be able to purchase labs directly from Skillable.

Any Microsoft Learning Partner who has previously purchased labs hosted by Skillable through Courseware Marketplace will be automatically migrated to our new Microsoft Store. This store will launch July 1, 2023, and will serve as the location for purchase and fulfillment of labs hosted by Skillable. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

Any Microsoft Learning Partner who has not purchased labs hosted by Skillable is encouraged to set up their account now. Simply email [email protected] and we'll create your account so you're ready to start purchasing labs on July 1, 2023.

MOC Course Retirements

With the transition to Microsoft Learn, Microsoft has updated their retirement policy. Classes can no longer be scheduled after the retirement date. This date coincides with the date the courseware is also retired off Microsoft Learn. Course Retirement dates can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/retired-courses  

How to Recieve an Azure Pass

Microsoft has announced that as of April 1, 2023, Learning Partners will no longer be able to order Azure Passes from Courseware Marketplace. Learning Partners will receive Azure Passes directly from their preferred Authorized Lab Hosters (ALHs). 

Skillable is ready to make this transition seamless for you and your learners. For courses still receiving Azure Passes after April 1, Skillable will provide Azure Passes directly to your Instructors and learners in the MOC lab UI, the same way we provide M365 tenants today in the Resources Tab of the instruction pane. 

Here is an example of what the Resources tab will look like for a course that received both a Tenant and an Azure Pass after the transition:

 
 

Per Microsoft, the following courses will still be provided with an Azure Pass after the April 1, 2023, transition:

  • AZ-140T00-A
  • AZ-400T00-A
  • MS-720T00-A
  • PL-400T00-A
  • PL-500T00-A
  • SC-200T00-A
  • SC-300T00-A
  • IC-001T00-A

Azure Pass Retirements

Microsoft has announced the retirement schedule for Azure Passes from select Instructor-led Training on Microsoft Learn Courses (formerly Microsoft Official Curriculum). Skillable is ready to support your learners’ needs and has Cloud Slice versions of the above courses ready for testing and scheduling, and these courses can be found in Skillable TMS and are identified by the following tag at the end of the course name: [No Azure Pass Required]:

 

Retired in February

  • AZ-104T00-A – Microsoft Azure Administrator
  • AZ-700T00-A – Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions
  • AI-102T00-A – Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI Solution
  • AZ-204T00-A – Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
  • AZ-220T00-A – Microsoft Azure IoT Developer
  • DP-203T00-A – Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure
 

Retired March 3rd

  • DP-100T01-A – Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure
 

Retired March 24th

  • AZ-500T00-A – Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
  • AZ-800T00-A – Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure
  • AZ-801T00-A – Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services
  • DP-090T00-A – Implementing a Machine Learning Solution with Microsoft Azure Databricks
  • DP-420T00-A – Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

Recently Published MOC Courses

Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

Duration: 2 Days

As a result of attending this course, the learner should be able to understand the sustainability concepts and how the business thinks of tracking and reporting emissions, describe Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability customer scenarios, and configure the features of Microsoft Sustainability Manager.

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Microsoft 365 Administrator Essentials

Duration: 5 Days

This course covers the following key elements of Microsoft 365 administration: Microsoft 365 tenant management, Microsoft 365 identity synchronization, and Microsoft 365 security and compliance.

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Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure

Duration: 3 Days

This course is designed for data scientists with existing knowledge of Python and machine learning frameworks like Scikit-Learn, PyTorch, and Tensorflow, who want to build and operate machine learning solutions in the cloud.

This is the [No Azure Pass Required] update to the current DP-100T01-A course.

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Troubleshoot Microsoft Exchange Online

Duration: 3 Days

This course teaches you how to solve a broad range of problems that can arise in organizations using Microsoft Exchange Online. In this course, you’ll troubleshoot many aspects of Microsoft Exchange Online, including mail flow, compliance, recipient problems, and cloud/on-premises hybrid configurations.

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Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure

Duration: 4 Days

In this course, the student will learn about the data engineering as it pertains to working with batch and real-time analytical solutions using Azure data platform technologies. Students will begin by understanding the core compute and storage technologies that are used to build an analytical solution. The students will learn how to interactively explore data stored in files in a data lake. They will learn the various ingestion techniques that can be used to load data using the Apache Spark capability found in Azure Synapse Analytics or Azure Databricks, or how to ingest using Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse pipelines. The students will also learn the various ways they can transform the data using the same technologies that is used to ingest data. They will understand the importance of implementing security to ensure that the data is protected at rest or in transit. The student will then show how to create a real-time analytical system to create real-time analytical solutions.

This is the [No Azure Pass Required] update to the current DP-203T00-A course.

Azure Support Engineer Troubleshooting Azure Connectivity

Duration: 3 Days

Networking is essential, particularly when you have cloud-based assets. This course covers the different connectivity issues that a network engineer will typically encounter, and the troubleshooting steps to resolve these issues.

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Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer

Duration: 4 Days

Candidates for this course automate time-consuming and repetitive tasks by using Microsoft Power Automate. They review solution requirements, create process documentation, and design, develop, troubleshoot, and evaluate solutions. Candidates work with business stakeholders to improve and automate business workflows. They collaborate with administrators to deploy solutions to production environments, and they support solutions  

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Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI

Duration: 4 Days

This course covers methods and practices for performing advanced data analytics at scale. Students will build on existing analytics experience and will learn to implement and manage a data analytics environment, query and transform data, implement and manage data models, and explore and visualize data. In this course, students will use Microsoft Purview, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI to build analytics solutions.

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In-development MOC Courses

Microsoft 365 Endpoint Administrator

Duration: 5 Days

Microsoft has announced that this course is returning to a development state. You can see their official announcement here: Tech Community Post.

We have also included the official statement below:

"Skillable offers a reliable and productive online labs platform. They're up-to-date, have great support and offer a easy-to-use interface."

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